Elk Ridge, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

4,898

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

3.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.94%

10.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$143,167

3.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$614,800

Population & Diversity

Elk Ridge, UT is home to a population of 4.9k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.12% of Elk Ridge, UT residents were born outside of the country (55 people).

In 2024, there were 30.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.55k people) in Elk Ridge, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 149 White (Hispanic) and 92 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Elk Ridge, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elk Ridge, UT was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Elk Ridge, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elk Ridge, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.55k ± 205
White (Hispanic)
149 ± 207
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
92 ± 86

4.21%

Hispanic Population

206 people

4.21% of the people in Elk Ridge, UT are hispanic (206 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elk Ridge, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

1.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

55 people

1.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

55 people

As of 2024, 1.12% of Elk Ridge, UT residents (55 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elk Ridge, UT was 1.15%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Elk Ridge, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
82 ± 81
Vietnam
28 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 15

Elk Ridge, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.93 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Elk Ridge, UT.

Economy

The economy of Elk Ridge, UT employs 2.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elk Ridge, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (290 people), Construction (273 people), and Retail Trade (245 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($138,333), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($135,938), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($128,490).

Employment

Occupations

2.01k

2024 Value

± 299

4.52%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elk Ridge, UT grew at a rate of 4.52%, from 1.92k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elk Ridge, UT, are Management Occupations (302 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (247 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (211 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elk Ridge, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.01k

2024 Value

± 299

4.52%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elk Ridge, UT grew at a rate of 4.52%, from 1.92k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elk Ridge, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (290 people), Construction (273 people), and Retail Trade (245 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elk Ridge, UT, though some of these residents may live in Elk Ridge, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$76,953

Median earning men ± $20,621

$34,375

Median earning women ± $15,186

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($138,472), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($128,490), and Manufacturing ($105,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,778), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,214), and Manufacturing ($36,397).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Elk Ridge, UT was $614,800 in 2024, which is 1.85 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $565,200 to $614,800, a 8.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Elk Ridge, UT is 98.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elk Ridge, UT have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elk Ridge, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$614,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,185

$1,307

Median Property Taxes

±$217

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elk Ridge, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elk Ridge, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

98.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 98.7% of the housing units in Elk Ridge, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 99.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Elk Ridge, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$143,167

Median Household Income

± $27,278

1.32k

Number of Households

± 218

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.32k households in Elk Ridge, UT grew to $143,167 from the previous year's value of $138,587.

The following chart displays the households in Elk Ridge, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elk Ridge, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.4%)
Worked At Home (22.2%)
Carpooled (6.57%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Elk Ridge, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elk Ridge, UT have a longer commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.389% of the workforce in Elk Ridge, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Elk Ridge, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elk Ridge, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elk Ridge, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elk Ridge, UT (95 out of 4.89k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elk Ridge, UT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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